Mediagazer: Al Jazeera calls for global day of action on Feb. 27 to support detained journalists in Egypt (Dominica Lim/Al Jazeera America)

10:50 PM ET, February 26, 2014

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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:

Battle between New York attorney general and Trump casts shadow over The New York Observer — A New York Observer Article Brings a Spat in Trump's Orbit — Bill Gifford was managing an ice cream shop in Maplewood, N.J., last summer when a customer, Ken Kurson, the editor of The New York Observer, came in with an unorthodox request.

Discussion: @ravisomaiya, @weareyourfek, @agolis, @samgustin, @joepompeo, @bmorrissey, @themarkberman, @ravisomaiya, @petersterne, The New York Observer, New York Magazine and BuzzFeed

J.K. Trotter / Gawker:

Emails Show How Donald Trump's Enemy Became the Observer's Enemy — On Tuesday, the desiccated ruin of the New York Observer published a bizarre, hilariously facile takedown of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, accusing him of using his office to wage politically motivated prosecutions.

Discussion: @ggreeneva, @jimmyvielkind, @hunterw, @jbenton, @jaredbkeller, @nickconfessore, @lhfang, Capital New York, The New York Observer, @dylanbyers and @evanchill

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:

Google ordered to remove anti-Islamic film from YouTube — (Reuters) - Google Inc was ordered by a U.S. federal appeals court to remove an anti-Islamic film that had sparked protests in the Middle East from its YouTube website. — By a 2-1 vote, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court …

Discussion: Gigaom, CNET, The Verge, @fedcourtjunkie, New York Times, @flohmann, Mercury News, Hollywood Reporter, Courthouse News Service and Mashable

Corynne McSherry / Electronic Frontier Foundation:

Bad Facts, Really Bad Law: Court Orders Google to Censor Controversial Video Based on Spurious Copyright Claim — It's an old legal adage that bad facts lead to bad legal decisions, and today we've got a classic example in Garcia v. Google—the “Innocence of Muslims” case.

Discussion: @notjessewalker

Corey Hutchins / Columbia Journalism Review:

Why did the FCC want to interview journalists in the first place? — Context for the agency's Critical Information Needs study—and for the backlash it sparked — CHARLESTON, SC — The Federal Communications Commission publicly backed off part of a controversial research study last week …

Discussion: @coreyhutchins and Techdirt

John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:
Clyburn Defends FCC's Critical Needs Study

Discussion: @eggerton, TheHill, @eggerton, Watchdog.org and @jbflint

Dominica Lim / Al Jazeera America:

Al Jazeera calls for global day of action on Feb. 27 to support detained journalists in Egypt — FreeAJStaff: A global day of action … The worldwide campaign for the release of Al Jazeera journalists detained in Egypt continues to gain momentum. In the last several weeks …

Discussion: Index on Censorship, Reuters, Capital New York, @jumurungi, @ajam, @joepompeo, The Huffington Post, CMG and Al Jazeera English, Thanks:@jaredbkeller

Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Al-Jazeera English is not Al-Jazeera Arabic - but Egypt doesn't agree

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review

Alex Pareene / The Baffler:

NYT's Sorkin and DealBook focus on building journalistic brands instead of reporting — A stacked deck at the New York Times — The New York Times, as everybody knows, is the premier source of authoritative journalism in the world's most powerful formal democracy.

Discussion: @clarajeffery, @heavenrants, bookforum.com, @schadenfraade, @ryanchittum, @ryanchittum, @stewartwills and @owillis

Guardian:

Rebekah Brooks tells court she didn't read NoW interview with phone hacker — Ex-editor tells hacking trial she doesn't recall article describing Glenn Mulcaire as ‘part of our special investigations team’ — Rebekah Brooks has said she did not read a News of the World interview …

Discussion: CNN, BelfastTelegraph.co.uk and canada.com

Jill Lawless / Associated Press: Rebekah Brooks says she offered convicted phone hacker a job to keep him from going public

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Google Becomes A “Second Screen,” Teams Up With FOX To Offer Online Voting Tools For “American Idol” — Blippar Introduces Image Recognition And AR Advertising On Google Glass — So much for Twitter as the “second screen” and all its TV partnerships - Google announced this morning …

Discussion: Inside Search, Wall Street Journal, Variety, BetaNews, Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, 9to5Mac, Search Engine Land, The Next Web, Inside TV and The Wrap

Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

All Alternatives Considered: How Slate thinks a daily podcast can fit into your evening commute — When Slate decided to get into the daily drive-time podcast business, they decided to take a cue from a proven winner: sports radio. At least the public radio version of sports radio …

Discussion: @fmanjoo and @jacobwe

Jeff Hermes / Digital Media Law Project blogs:

Revised DOJ Regs Protect “Members of the News Media,” But What Does That Mean? — On February 21, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice released its long-awaited revisions to 28 C.F.R. § 50.10, the DOJ's regulatory guidelines (the “Guidelines") regarding investigations and prosecutions of members of the news media.

Discussion: @jcstearns, Nieman Journalism Lab and Politico

Kristen Hare / Poynter:

Ugandan activist on tabloid list of LGBT citizens: ‘they are using us to make sales’ … Ugandan LGBT rights activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, who was on the list a tabloid newspaper published of LGBT citizens, spoke Wednesday on the CBC's Q with Jian Ghomeshi.

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Associated Press and Reuters

Adam Lashinsky / Fortune:

LinkedIn walks like a publisher and talks like a publisher. But is it? — The business-focused social network opens its publishing platform to its members, raising lots of questions. — FORTUNE — Ryan Roslansky, head of content products for the company, strenuously rejects LinkedIn's media ambitions.

Discussion: @rafat, @zseward, @hblodget and @jeffjarvis

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Vice News, where video works — Here are two truths: Fewer and fewer people get their news from television anymore, and very few news organizations are capable of creating compelling video news packages online. Here's another truth: The news organizations that have the reach and the resources …

Discussion: @jbenton, @vicenews and @dylanbyers

David Freedlander / The Daily Beast:

“Dirty Wars” author talks about Oscar nomination for documentary and launch of “The Intercept” — The Skunk at the Oscar Party — Jeremy Scahill may not fit in amongst Leo and Marty, but even if he doesn't take home a statue for his documentary 'Dirty Wars …

Discussion: @the_intercept, @haymarketbooks and Mediaite

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Three Top Time Inc. Digital Execs Head out the Door — Three of Time Inc.'s top digital executives are leaving, in advance of the publisher's spinoff from Time Warner this spring. — Fran Hauser, who ran Time's Style & Entertainment group, including People.com, announced her departure on Monday.

Discussion: @rafat, @waltmossberg and Capital New York

Jim Dwyer / New York Times:

National Enquirer will fund a $45K/year playwriting prize as part of lawsuit settlement — Truth and a Prize Emerge From Lies About Hoffman — Herding his three younger sons out the door to school on Feb. 5, David Bar Katz was stopped for a moment by his eldest, who was browsing a computer.

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Kyle Pope to reboot Manhattan weeklies — A stable of weekly New York newspapers is about to get a makeover under the direction of a new boss. — Kyle Pope, a former New York Observer editor and Wall Street Journal veteran, has been named editor-in-chief of Straus Media-Manhattan …

Discussion: @jaredbkeller and @iwantmedia

Merrill Knox / TVNewser:

Bloomberg, El Financiero Launch Business Channel in Mexico, Central America — Bloomberg and Mexican newspaper El Financiero are teaming up to launch a multiplatform Spanish-language business news service, including a television network that will serve as Mexico and Central America's only Spanish-language business news channel.

Discussion: Radio & Television …

David Griner / Adweek:

Alt-Weekly Mocks Its Own Buyout With a Cover That Looks Just Like Its New Owner — When you're an alt-weekly known for skewering the establishment, how do you tackle the fact that you've been bought out by the establishment? — Baltimore City Paper takes a commendably self-effacing approach …

Discussion: 10,000 Words and SPLICETODAY.com

Capital New York:

The 60 Second Interview: Anthony De Rosa, Editor-in-Chief, Circa — CAPITAL: Circa's priority is to create content that is tailored for mobile as opposed to simply trying to fit web or print content into an app. What does that entail other than brevity? — DE ROSA: The content …

Discussion: Forbes and @niemanlab

Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:

Warner Bros. Considers Investment in Machinima — Warner Bros. is mulling an investment in Web video network Machinima. — The film studio is said to be considering putting $10 million to $15 million into Machinima, a gaming-centric company that has built a big following on YouTube, according to people familiar with the situation.

Discussion: @pkafka